Max Verstappen proved Toro Rosso's impressive winter pace to qualify an excellent fifth on the grid for the 2016 Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is hoping the rain returns for Australian Grand Prix qualifying as he looks to haul Red Bull further up the order at home. read more »

Ahead of his team's second season with Honda, McLaren boss Ron Dennis is hoping to spring some surprises. read more »

Haas hoping to get both cars to the chequered flag in Australia read more »

Manor rookies Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto are hoping to make a big statement while they introduce themselves to the Formula One world... read more »

Kevin Magnussen says he will be looking for Renault to start making strides with its RS16 from the middle of the 2016 F1 season... read more »

Guenther Steiner is hoping to see both Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez see the chequered flag during the season opening Australian Grand Prix, the debut race for the Haas... read more »

Kevin Magnussen says he is hoping to prove many points next weekend in Australia when he makes his F1 race return read more »

Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas head to Melbourne hoping that Williams' FW38 will be "competitive straight away"... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is itching to return to competitive racing and is hoping he "floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee" in Australia. read more »

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he hopes Ferrari will be able to challenge Mercedes for the world championship this year. Mercedes has dominated the sport for the last... read more »

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is "hoping upon hope" Ferrari puts up a legitimate championship challenge against Mercedes this season. Mercedes has dominated F1 since the... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone is hoping Ferrari can rekindle excitement within Formula 1 again this season by emerging as a serious title challenger to Mercedes read more »

Bernie Ecclestone says he is hoping upon hope that Ferrari and Red Bull can take a challenge to the domination of Mercedes in 2016 read more »

Fernando Alonso is hoping that McLaren-Honda have closed up on their rivals ahead of the new season but admits he won't know until Melbourne... read more »

McLaren ran an updated Honda power unit at the first day of the second test, which is closer to the one the team is hoping to use at the opening race in Melbourne. Honda has... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes has been in a league of its own during testing and is hoping Williams will challenge the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull to be the best of the rest... read more »

Jolyon Palmer is hoping Renault find a permanent cure for a software issue that made for a "painful" first day of Formula 1 testing with the French manufacturer read more »

Manor hoping for 'respectability and competitiveness' in 2016 - Ryan read more »

Ferrari has launched its Formula One car for the 2016 season, the SF16-H. The team is hoping to take the fight to Mercedes this year and has overhauled the design of its car to... read more »

Ferrari will launch its 2016 challenger on Friday afternoon. Ferrari enters the new campaign hoping to mount a legitimate title challenge after claiming three victories in... read more »

Daimler chief Dieter Zetsche is hoping that Ferrari can give Mercedes a "real battle" for this year's title as it would be "great" for Formula 1... read more »

Renault is hoping to halve its power deficit to Mercedes this year before getting fully up to speed in 2017. After purchasing the Lotus F1 team, Renault will return as a full... read more »

Pastor Maldonado is hoping to return to Formula One in 2017 after his manager Nicolas Todt ruled out a move to Manor. Maldonado has lost his Renault seat to Kevin Magnussen... read more »

Maldonado hoping for Formula 1 return in 2017 read more »